Elon Musk’s Latest  Billion Twitter Funding Could Face US Regulator Scrutiny: Experts

Elon Musk’s Latest $7 Billion Twitter Funding Could Face US Regulator Scrutiny: Experts

Elon Musk’s decision to accept some foreign investors as part of his $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,000 crore) buyout of Twitter runs the risk of inviting the kind of regulatory scrutiny over US national security that social media peer TikTok faced, legal experts say. Musk disclosed on Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed…

Decentralised Twitter ‘Bluesky’ Outlines Code, Content Moderation Plans for Its Platform

Decentralised Twitter ‘Bluesky’ Outlines Code, Content Moderation Plans for Its Platform

Twitter is working on a decentralised social media project called ‘Bluesky’. In a recent development, the Bluesky team has released its first batch of codes, while reinstating its commitment to moderate the content that would be allowed on its platform. Decentralised social media aims to move the space beyond the…

Bill Gates Questions Elon Musk’s Move to Buy Twitter, Says Could ‘Make It Worse’

Bill Gates Questions Elon Musk’s Move to Buy Twitter, Says Could ‘Make It Worse’

Bill Gates has finally spoken about Elon Musk’s move to buy Twitter, days after speculation of a serious disagreement between the two billionaires. He expressed uncertainty, and warned that Tesla’s CEO could actually make Twitter a “worse” platform. The Microsoft co-founder also said that he is unsure of Musk’s motive…

Musk-Twitter Takeover: Activists Reportedly Ask Advertisers to Boycott Twitter if It Spreads Misinformation

Musk-Twitter Takeover: Activists Reportedly Ask Advertisers to Boycott Twitter if It Spreads Misinformation

Activist groups called on Twitter advertisers Tuesday to boycott the service if it opens the gates to abusive and misinformative posts with billionaire Elon Musk as its owner. The Tesla chief’s $44-billion (roughly Rs. 3,36,210 crore) deal to buy the global messaging platform must still get the backing of shareholders…

Twitter-Musk Deal: Nothing That Is Said Now Matters, Says Jack Dorsey About Controversies

Twitter-Musk Deal: Nothing That Is Said Now Matters, Says Jack Dorsey About Controversies

Amid a cloud of uncertainty following billionaire tycoon Elon Musk taking charge of Twitter, its co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey has unleashed a tweetstorm in which he shared his thoughts on the social media platform’s shortcomings, user trust and whether or not it should permanently ban users. Since Musk’s…

Elon Musk’s Latest  Billion Twitter Funding Could Face US Regulator Scrutiny: Experts

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Faces Employee Anger Over Musk Attacks at Company-Wide Meeting

Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal sought to quell employee anger on Friday during a company-wide meeting where employees demanded answers to how managers planned to handle an anticipated mass exodus prompted by Elon Musk. The meeting comes after Musk, the Tesla chief executive who sealed a $44 billion (roughly Rs….

Elon Musk Sells Tesla Shares Worth .5 Billion Ahead of Twitter Takeover

Elon Musk Sells Tesla Shares Worth $8.5 Billion Ahead of Twitter Takeover

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $8.5 billion (roughly Rs. 65,044 crore) worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, US securities filings showed, in sales likely aimed at helping finance his planned purchase of Twitter. Musk said in a tweet on Thursday that there are “no further TSLA…

Twitter Funded Bluesky Claims It Is Independent From Elon Musk’ New Venture

Twitter Funded Bluesky Claims It Is Independent From Elon Musk’ New Venture

Bluesky, a project funded by Twitter to build a decentralised standard for social media, has stated that the company is not controlled by the company following Elon Musk’s purchase. The Twitter-funded social media project explained, via a tweet that it has been independently operating as a public benefit limited liability…